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Courts & crime, 1910

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Special Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 May 1910 · page 5

A special licensing court was held at the West Maitland Courthouse to-day before Messrs. J. McKency, P.M., and John Rourke…

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A Visitor's Experience. Tribute to Sydney Police

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 May 1910 · page 2

Mr A. Simonsen a visitor to Sydney from the Continent, had an unenviable experience at North Sydney one evening last week. He met two men at the…

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Murder in the New Hebrides. English Settler Kills a Frenchman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 May 1910 · page 5

Details of the murder of Monsieur Monsieur Maurice Colardeau, a French settler in the New Hebrides, by an Englishman named Powell, on March 26, arrived at Sydney Yesterday…

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The Willoughby Tragedy Phillips Found Guilty of Murder. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 May 1910 · page 1

At the Coroner's Court this morning, before Mr Stephen Murphy, the city coroner, the inquest was resumed touch ing the death of Florence May Phillips…

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Peace Conference. The International Assembly at The Hague Anarchist Danger. Hidden Police on Guard Behind Sealed Doors

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 May 1910 · page 5

The progress of arbitration and the influence on the side of international peace exercised by President Roosevelt provided the dominant themes in the speeches…

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Payment of Members. Action in Transvaal Court. London, May 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 May 1910 · page 5

The Chief Justice of the Transvaal, Sir J. [?]luses, at the instance of three members of [?] Legislative Council, has granted a rule nisi[?] on Friday, restraining the Colonial…

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Kurri Police Court. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1910 · page 3

At the Kurri Police Court yesterday, the bench was occupied by. Mr. J. Mekensey, P.M. Robert Olsen and Eric Anderson, charged…

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Police Court. Monday, May 2nd. (Before Mr. P. E. Eldershaw, J.p.). Drunkenness

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 May 1910 · page 3

Ellen Ross, charged with being found drunk in John-street on the previous Saturday evening, pleaded guilty, and was fined 5/- or imprisonment until the…

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Assault on Bank Official. Assailant Still at Large. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1910 · page 3

About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the Kurri police detained a man who answered the de-scription given of the desperado who entered the bank and assulted the teller, Mr. Quinlan. The…

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International Police. Enforce Arbitration Decrees. London, May5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 5

Agency has issued an advance copy [?] forthcoming address to the [?] committee. Referring to the [?] of the Nobel Prize awarded to him in…

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New York Murder Mystery the Prisoner and His Girl Victims

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 6

The murder of Miss Ruth Wheeler, the young stenographer, whom Albert Wolter, a German youth, was recently found guilty of killing and burning, occupied the…

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Irish National Gathering. Special Police Precautions. London, Thursday Evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 5

On the occasion of a large national gathering of Redmondites on May 22, many O'Brionite farmers will visit Cork in the interests of the "Al for Ireland" movement and special police precautions will be taken to prevent…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 4

At the West-Maitland Police Court this morning, before Messrs. A. S. Browne and Robert Waddell, Js.P., Henry Trelfo, sen., was fined 101s, in default 18 hours, for…

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East Maitland Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 4

The bench at the East Maitland Police Court yesterday was occupied by Mr. J. McKensey, P.M. Thomas Moon pleaded guilty to charges of being drunk and disorderly and of furious riding…

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The Willoughby Murder

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 3

At the Coroners’s Court, Sydney, William Phillips, the man accused of murdering Florence May Phillips, Lie daughter, aged 8 was committed for…

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Wounding a Chinaman. Sentenced to Death

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 4

The trial of Robert Stephen Blacker on a charge of wounding with intent to murder Ah Fung, at Mittagong, was concluded at Goulburn on Friday. Evidence for the defence was concluded…

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Train Murder in England

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 12

No mystery attaches to the Northumberland train murder on the store of motive, but the circumstances have excited in[?]mense interest, especially in the north. Mr…

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African Veteran Sentenced (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 5

William Edward O'Brien, who served with distinetion in the South African war, receiving D.S.O. for gallant conduct, was to-day sentenced at Forbes Quarter…

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Murder of Miss Kelly

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 7

At the Armidale Circuit Court, on Thursday, Henry Casey was charged with the murder of Johannah Kelly at Armidale on December 13, 1908, and pleaded guilty. Mr. Chubb, instructed…

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Police Court. Thursday, May 6th. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.m.) an Impounding Case

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 3

Wllliam Wake against John Hauser. Defendant was charged with refusing to make known the amount necessary to release two mares and a foal on demand…

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